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**Declaration of Defense** (12/25/08)
Link:
http://www.saywhatistruth.com/decdefense.htm
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"The right to bear arms is essential to liberty itself.
It’s an insurance policy, enshrined in the Second Amendment of our Constitution
to make sure
“Thomas
Jefferson said, "The God who gave us life, gave us freedom to defend
life." Being armed was more than a right. It was a moral obligation of
citizenship. Twentieth-century history proves the wisdom of this philosophy …” (11/10/09)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=34313
George Washington said: (1) "Firearms are second only to the
Constitution in importance; they are the peoples' liberty teeth." (2)
"The very atmosphere of firearms anywhere and everywhere restrains evil
interference - they deserve a place of honor with all that's good." (2/22/11)
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/g/george_washington_3.html#ixzz1EeFB3oM6)
“I simply cannot imagine being unable to
defend my life or my family in the event I could not otherwise avoid a
situation or impending attack … Like health or life insurance, a fire
extinguisher, smoke detectors or seat belts, having a firearm, as part of your
preparation skills means that you have a chance to survive should the
unthinkable happen ... The point is to prepare yourself, by being aware of your
surroundings and avoiding any and all confrontations at all times no matter
what by using your eyes and your brains. Prepare yourself by purchasing a
gun … and never be afraid to use it to defend your life or that of your family
and loved ones. Although it happens to thousands of Americans every day, a
lethal encounter is very rare and your odds of becoming a victim of violent
crime are minimal but if and when it happens, it will happen violently and in
the blink of an eye. As a mother, father, brother or sister, you have an
obligation and responsibility to yourself and your family to survive.” (12/3/10)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=40255
“As explained
here, firearms are the ultimate guarantor of civilization. In my
discussions and debates about this issue, I’ve traditionally relied on these
four arguments: 1. Respect for the Constitution. The Founding Fathers
were wise to include ‘the right of the people to keep and bear arms’ in the
Bill of Rights. The Second Amendment recognizes the value of a well-armed
citizenry, and today’s politicians
(or courts) shouldn’t be allowed to weaken that fundamental freedom. 2. The
presumption of liberty. It’s sometimes said that everything that isn’t
expressly forbidden is allowed in the United States, whereas in Europe it’s the
other way around, with everything forbidden unless explicitly permitted. This
certainly seems to be the case for guns, with most European governments
prohibiting firearms ownership for the vast majority of people. 3. Personal
protection against crime. As the first
image in this post powerfully illustrates, it doesn’t really matter if cops
are only a few minutes away when a person only has a few seconds to protect
against danger. And since the evidence is overwhelming that gun ownership
reduces crime, this is a powerful argument for the Second Amendment. 4. Ability
to resist government oppression. Totalitarian governments invariably seek
to disarm people, as this
poster indicates. And with the majority of the world still living in
nations that are not free, private gun ownership is at least a potential limit
on thuggish governments. But perhaps we now need to add a fifth reason: 5. Personal
protection against social breakdown. If politicians destroy the economic
system with too
much debt and too
much dependency, firearms will be the first and last line of defense
against those who would plunder and pillage.” (11/28/11)
“Gun control laws were originally
promulgated by Democrats to keep guns out of the hands of blacks. This allowed
the Democratic policy of slavery to proceed with fewer bumps and, after the
Civil War, allowed the Democratic Ku Klux Klan to menace and murder black
Americans with little resistance … The NRA opposed these discretionary gun
permit laws and proceeded to grant NRA charters to blacks who sought to defend
themselves from Klan violence -- including the great civil rights hero Robert
F. Williams. A World War II Marine veteran, Williams returned home to Monroe,
N.C., to find the Klan riding high -- beating, lynching and murdering blacks at
will. No one would join the NAACP for fear of Klan reprisals. Williams became
president of the local chapter and increased membership from six to more than
200. But it was not until he got a charter from the NRA in 1957 and founded the
Black Armed Guard that the Klan got their comeuppance in Monroe. Williams'
repeated thwarting of violent Klan attacks is described in his stirring book, ‘Negroes
With Guns.’ In one crucial battle, the Klan sieged
the home of a black physician and his wife, but Williams and his Black Armed
Guard stood sentry and repelled the larger, cowardly force. And that was the
end of it. As the Klan found out, it's not so much fun when the rabbit's got
the gun. The NRA's proud history of fighting the Klan has been airbrushed out
of the record by those who were complicit with the KKK, Jim Crow and racial
terror, to wit: the Democrats. In the preface to ‘Negroes With Guns,’ Williams
writes: ‘I have asserted the right of Negroes to meet the violence of the Ku
Klux Klan by armed self-defense -- and have acted on it. It has always been an
accepted right of Americans, as the history of our Western states proves, that
where the law is unable, or unwilling, to enforce order, the citizens can, and
must act in self-defense against lawless violence.’ Contrary to MSNBC hosts, I
do not believe the shooting in Florida is evidence of a resurgent KKK. But
wherever the truth lies in that case, gun control is always a scheme of the
powerful to deprive the powerless of the right to self-defense.” (12/19/2012)
http://townhall.com/columnists/anncoulter/2012/04/18/negroes_with_guns/page/full/
“The government-sanctioned
gunrunning operation Fast and Furious was a plot to undermine Second Amendment
rights in the United States … ‘Over a period of two or three years they were
running thousands and thousands of guns to the most evil people on earth. At
the same time they were yelling ’90 per cent… of the guns the Mexican drug
cartels are using come from the United States … That was a phony figure from
the very start’ … But LaPierre said that President Barack Obama, Attorney General
Eric Holder, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were determined to make it
appear that most weapons used by the Mexicans came from north of the border
… ‘Do we really want our Department of Justice … running thousands of guns into
the hands of the Mexican drug cartels? Running a massive campaign to manipulate
public opinion? Ruining the lives of good, honest American citizens when they
knew the truth, and then participating in a massive cover-up.’” (4/16/2012)
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/LaPierre-NRA-gunrunning-fastandfurious/2011/10/14/id/414545
“‘Botched.’
That is the word the mainstream media too often associates with the federal gunwalking scandal known as Operation Fast and Furious—but
in her new book, Fast and
Furious: Barack Obama's
Bloodiest Scandal and Its Shameless Cover-Up, investigative
reporter Katie Pavlich fearlessly chronicles exactly
why the only thing ‘botched’ about the ill-fated operation was the Obama administration's shoddy attempt to cover their tracks
… Despite the involved Obama appointees' best efforts
to downplay the impact of their recklessness, shift blame, avoid
accountability, stonewall their watchdogs, and perpetuate the ‘botched’
narrative, the unremitting investigations of Congressmen Darrell Issa, Charles Grassley, John Cornyn,
and others have eventually revealed that there is something much deeper, and
much more formidable, at play here than the perpetrators would like to portray
… While the dubious nature of outrages like the Obama
administration's Department of Energy loan guarantees and financial bailouts
have illustrated the president's willingness to throw taxpayers' money around,
the consequences of this scandal were, and will likely continue to be, American
lives. As Katie points out, if the Obama
administration is ready to be so cavalier with the Constitution and a few
American lives here and there, just to push their leftist agenda—of what else
are they capable?” (4/10/2012)
“And with the possibility of two or more
Supreme Court justice positions opening during the next four years, the NRA
official warned that gun ownership would be in jeopardy if Mr. Obama stays in office. ‘If we get one more like those
three, the Second Amendment is finished,’ he said. ‘It'll be the end of our
freedom forever.’ Mr. LaPierre, who said ‘there is no
greater freedom than to own a firearm,’ predicted that gun owners will rally en
masse to defeat Mr. Obama in November. ‘All of what
we know is good and right about America, all of it could be lost if Barack Obama is re-elected,’ he
said. ‘It's all or nothing.’”
(2/27/2012)
“‘Lip service to gun owners is just part of a
massive Obama conspiracy to deceive voters and hide
his true intentions to destroy the Second Amendment during his second term. We
see the president’s strategy crystal clear: Get re-elected and, with no more
elections to worry about, get busy dismantling and destroying our firearms’
freedom, erase the Second Amendment from the Bill of Rights and excise it from
the U.S. Constitution…When the sun goes down on election day Barack Obama will have America’s
gun owners to thank for his defeat.’ Due to the odd trends showing a boom in
gun and ammo sales during President Obama’s first
term … a fear affect of an Obama second term leading
to stricter gun laws, Ammo.net has produced a cheeky new graphic …” (2/25/12)
“I’ve mentioned before how I’m proud and lucky to work for the Cato Institute, first and foremost because my colleagues are scrupulously non-partisan. We promote the ideals of freedom and liberty and we’ll work with any politician of any party who happens to be on the right side. Likewise, we’ll attack statism, regardless of what political party is in charge. But I’m also proud to be at Cato because of the high-quality research. The latest example is a study looking at examples of defensive gun use. It’s a fascinating look at real-world anecdotes, augmented by references to other scholarly work … And, as the scores of incidents described in this study show, gun owners stop a lot of criminal mayhem—attempted murders, rapes, assaults, robberies—every year. …Policymakers interested in harm reduction should thus refrain from treating ordinary gun owners as hoodlums or loose cannons and adopt policies that respect the ownership and carrying of arms by responsible individuals … Self defense is a fundamental right, whether for the purpose of thwarting crime, fighting oppression, or (as I explain in my appearance on NRA-TV) protecting against societal breakdown. If you’re a fan of the Second Amendment, let’s close with some great links. Here are some anti-gun control posters that have been very popular (here, here, here, here, and here). Here are some amusing images of t-shirts and bumper stickers on gun control (here, here, and here). And here are three different videos on gun control (here, here, and here). Feel free to share all of these widely.”
(2/8/2012)
“Finally
breaking in, and armed with a twelve inch knife, Justin Martin came at the
scared mother. Sarah McKinley shot and killed the attacker with the shotgun …
the gutless leaders of Brady Bunch make no mention of Sarah McKinley--who was
cleared of any wrongdoing--just as they ignore the more than 2 million
successful uses of firearms in self-defense each year … The truth is a person
under attack won’t be protected by a candle, and violent thugs won't be
disarmed if Congress passes yet one more gun control law. Lives are saved,
however, when a woman can use a firearm to defend herself against attackers
twice her size.” (1/22/12)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=48660
“However, there's another commodity that
historically has risen in price along with gold - and is potentially more
useful in the event of a global crisis: Ammunition … a small business owner
from Virginia, had this to say about why he recently purchased 2,000 rounds of 223
ammunition to go with his growing collection of AR-15 assault rifles … ‘I
don't trust what's going on in Washington and a reliable firearm that'll hold it's value plus ammo that I can always re-sell later if I
don't use it up seems like as safe a place as any to put my money in these
uncertain times’ ... customers at Ammo.net cite as one of their primary reasons for stocking
up on guns & ammo now is the uncertainty surrounding U.S. firearm
regulations … ‘I know I can use my guns & ammo to feed my family if
something happens to our usual food supply and there's a run at our grocery
store ... I've seen what happens when times get tough and I figure I can always
barter a popular caliber like 9mm for other supplies like I would with gold if
push comes to shove. And if a crisis never materializes where I need my stash
of ammo, I still love to shoot so those bullets won't go to waste. Given the
uncertainty in our world, ammunition seems more practical to me than gold,
whether there's an economic crisis or not.’" (12/23/11)
“Obama’s tactics
are becoming obvious. Whether it’s destroying
coal to prop
up green, endlessly extending
unemployment benefits to keep the public desperate so as to allow him to push through more
entitlements, how he intends to bring his ‘fundamental changes’ to
the United States are about as veiled as laminate. He is a radical trying to
institute change by manipulating the facts on the ground in order to create a
narrative that allows his “solutions.”
Now comes the news that the gun walker
scandal known as ‘Fast
& Furious’ in which thousands of guns were permitted to cross the
Mexican border, ostensibly to help the ATF track the guns to “big fish,” may
have actually been used as a justification for new and stricter gun laws … The Obama manipulations to support radical change are now
accessories to murder … Forcing people to do something against their better
judgment so you can make the case that that very thing must be stopped is the
kind of circular logic that only a radicalized Alinskyite
could get behind.” (12/8/11)
“No one is immune to a criminal attack upon
your home and/or your person. Since few people can afford an around the clock
security team, if you think about and care about your family’s security, you
need to be your own bodyguard ... Home invasions happen in a matter of seconds.
If you are not prepared at the instant it happens, you could be a sitting duck
… It helps to have security cameras and an alarm system ... As with fire
drills, it makes sense to prepare by conducting home invasion drills … unless you live in La-La Land … get the right emergency equipment and drill with it ...
First, firearms are not optional ... It helps if you always have at least one
gun on you at all times … If you need motivation and support, joining a good
defensive firearms forum such as www.DefensiveHandguns.com will help you get it … Recognize
that the small guns on you are meant to give you the opportunity to fight your
way to your big guns … Don’t ever let your guard down. The key to effective
home defense is to have a plan … It is a good thing if the police are alerted
the instant your home alarm system goes off so that you will know that the
police will (hopefully) be on their way … The police, the ‘professionals’ will
arrive after the act, to secure the scene and investigate. Rarely do they save
people. People save themselves ... You are your only line of immediate defense
... You can choose not to think about all of this ... It’s your choice. You can
be a sentinel or a sitting duck. Do the right things now and avoid being sorry
later.” [Note: Make sure to learn and follow correct
gun safety procedures.] (11/22/11)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=47536
“I was training a group of police officers in
Texas, and during the break, one officer asked his friend if he carried his
weapon in church. The other cop replied, ‘I will never be caught without my gun
in church.’ I asked why he felt so strongly about this, and he told me about a
cop he knew who was at a church massacre in Ft. Worth, Texas in 1999. In that
incident, a mentally deranged individual came into the church and opened fire,
gunning down fourteen people. He said that officer believed he could have saved
every life that day if he had been carrying his gun. His own son was shot, and
all he could do was throw himself on the boy's body and wait to die. That cop
looked me in the eye and said, ‘Do you have any idea how hard it would be to
live with yourself after that?’ Some individuals would be horrified if they
knew this police officer was carrying a weapon in church. They might call him
paranoid and would probably scorn him … Their only response to the wolf,
though, is denial, and all too often their response to the sheepdog is scorn
and disdain. But the sheepdog quietly asks himself, ‘Do you have any idea how
hard it would be to live with yourself if your loved ones were attacked and
killed, and you had to stand there helplessly because you were unprepared for
that day?’ It is denial that turns people into sheep … which is
counterproductive and destructive, resulting in fear, helplessness and horror
when the wolf shows up ... Gavin de Becker puts it like this in "Fear
Less", his superb post-9/11 book … ‘And so the warrior must strive to
confront denial in all aspects of his life, and prepare himself for the day
when evil comes. If you are warrior who is legally authorized to carry a weapon
and you step outside without that weapon, then you become a sheep, pretending
that the bad man will not come today ... But if you are authorized to carry a
weapon, and you walk outside without it, just take a deep breath, and say this
to yourself ... ‘Baa.’” (6/9/11)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=35832
“There is a lot of work being done to protect
the rights guaranteed by the Second Amendment. But if you really want to
win the war for our rights … The absolute best thing you can do is to teach a
child how to shoot. What we teach kids today will have a lasting impact for
generations. If children are taught the safe handling of firearms and the
fun associated with the shooting sports, they will protect all of our rights
when their time comes to stand up … After putting an untold number of BB’s
downrange, she got to take a spotted Shoot-N-C target home to hang on her wall.
One more child inoculated against the poison of gun control … People who fear
guns exhibit irrational behavior. Arguing or reasoning with them is
largely an exercise in futility. Irrational fear can be prevented, however,
with positive experiences at an early age. If children are taught gun
safety and experience the fun of shooting, they are not likely to ever support any
government dictate that restricts their right to keep and bear arms.” (9/27/11)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=46421
“President Barack Obama wants you to believe that America's Founding Fathers were in error when they gave citizens the right to bear arms … the White House in reality is further imposing its gun control agenda on the American public through back-door rule-making ... It is also another showing of complete disregard for the Constitution … restricting the right to bear arms primarily ties the hands of good guys while the bad guys purchase them from a host of illegal sources … what part of ‘shall not be infringed’ in the Second Amendment do the feds not understand … The winner of the ‘Largest American Supplier of Guns to Mexico’ award is actually the Obama administration, via Operation Fast and Furious … As far as the Obama administration's culpability goes … Acting ATF Director Kenneth Melson told congressional investigators the agency's senior leadership would have preferred to cooperate more with the congressional investigation of the operation, but Justice Department officials directed ATF not to respond … The truth is that the Obama administration is involved right now in a monumental cover-up regarding its criminally handing over thousands of firearms to gunrunners and smugglers. And to duck and dodge its responsibility for those illegalities by now coming across as the vanguard of gun control by cracking down on the sale of two guns to an American at one time is preposterous hypocrisy ... The Obama administration is trying to not only eliminate our Second Amendment rights but also demonize good, law-abiding American gun dealers and citizens in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas. It is not only smuggling its guns but also trying to take ours. And I, for one, am not going to sit back and just watch it happen.” (8/23/11)
“It does not matter why violent hooligans
choose to get swept up in a viral tidal wave of violent behavior. What matters
to those innocently caught up in it is how to get out of it alive with intact
limbs … If you want to survive, you must be willing to do whatever you have to
do to survive a lethal force confrontation if you have no other choice … Being
confronted by a flash mob of violent hoodlums intent on beating you and your
companions down is a grave situation. It can easily cause your death or cause
you grievous bodily harm. The reality is not what is depicted in a cartoon, a
slap stick comedy, or in a TV western. It is a reality horror show. The best
that can happen is you get to survive with grievous injuries. You will be
fighting for your life, and there will be no time to hesitate … Avoid and flee
if you can. However, if you cannot …” [Note: We do not agree with everything in
this article but most of it seems helpful] (8/23/11)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=45824
“Just about anyone possessing and IQ hovering
right around ninety can grasp the idea that this type of legislation is not
about ‘making sure this doesn't happen again’, and all about totalitarian
bureaucrats exerting their power over the masses with capricious and arbitrary
rules … The simple fact of the matter is, Americans are not ‘Gun Nuts’, we are
‘Freedom Nuts’. We appreciate our right to arms not because of a great
perceived amount of danger we endure by threats from crazy neighbors or
criminals, but the large amount of danger we fear from a government that
believes it should have the power to decide whether or not we should have the
right to defend ourselves … Madison and Jefferson proclaimed that this was so.
Mao, Hitler, and Stalin, proved that Madison and Jefferson were correct.” (2/15/11)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=41782
“There's only one policy of any kind that has
ever been shown to deter mass murder: concealed-carry laws. In a comprehensive
study of all public, multiple-shooting incidents in
“The
idea that trained police or soldiers can protect us at all times is a dangerous
illusion … Both organized terrorism and
random lunacy have been halted by quick-thinking civilians in recent
years. In countless incidents of isolated crime, which don’t usually make
headlines, armed and trained citizens have saved lives. In other cases,
it all comes down to men and women of remarkable alacrity and courage, who put
murderers on their backs in the carpeted aisles of airplanes, or the rough
asphalt of grocery-store parking lots. The
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=41090
“In
Brazil, I am required to register a gun I possess and the government is the
only one who can decide whether I can keep it—only after paying the $2,000 in
registration fees. This is where you Americans are headed if you do not hold on
to your Second Amendment rights ... My Country has been taken by communists ...
Today, Brazil is under attack from the ‘Silent Revolution,’ whose roots are in
the writings of the Italian Antonio Gramsci. Gramsci wrote that the way to wage a silent revolution was
to take over critical parts of society, such as the press, the educational
system, the courts and the unions … The last step in this revolution was the
government’s move to grab our guns and our self-defense rights … a father, a
law abiding citizen cannot have a single short-hand gun to keep his family safe.
He is treated like a criminal … Sadly, the direct result of this loss of
freedom is the sharp increase in crime, such as the current level of 50,000
violent deaths every year.” (6/7/11)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=43906
“A fundamental principle of a free people is
the ability to transfer property to someone else without government
intervention. In the case of firearms, it is often a tradition to pass on a gun
from one generation to another … Anti-gun liberals know that more bureaucracy
on law abiding citizens is the easiest form of gun control and hidden under the
label of ‘common sense gun measures.’ If the government can make criminals out
of people that have never committed a criminal act with administrative measures
then … Then they accomplish what they set out to do; stop legal citizens from
owning guns … take a closer look at those that are committing the crimes and
focus on punishing the perpetrators rather than building a bureaucracy that is
targeted at legal gun owners.” (3/15/11)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=42287
“Special Agent Andrew Traver
has just been appointed by our current President, Barack
Hussein Obama, to be the new head of the Bureau of
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives … President Obama’s
newest appointee to the ATF has spent his long career with the agency espousing
numerous and varied gun control and anti-gun activities … Columnist Kevin
Williamson of National Review refers to Travers’ appointment in the following
terms: ‘Andrew Traver [is] an episodically dishonest
campaigner against Americans’ right to keep and bear arms” … He goes on to
say that the agency ‘…certainly should not be entrusted to a man with
documented hostility toward Americans’ ancient constitutional rights and a
remarkably backward view of the role firearms play in American criminal
violence.’ This from Chris Cox of the National Rifle Association: ‘You might as
well put an arsonist in charge of the fire department.’ Yet another
thought from a prominent supporter of Second Amendment rights upon hearing of Obama’s appointment of Traver:
‘He's picked a strong anti-Second Amendment person for an administrative job
that has far more influence over the practical exercise of Second Amendment
rights than any other job in the country.’" (1/4/11)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=40955
“For the past 50 years, the Democrats -- and
many Republicans who should know better -- have been wrong about virtually
every major domestic policy issue. Let's review some of them … Taxes … Welfare
… Education … Gun control … Professor John Lott, author of ‘More Guns, Less
Crime,’ says: ‘There is a strong negative relationship between the number of
law-abiding citizens with permits and the crime rate: As more people obtain
permits, there is a greater decline in violent crime rates. For each additional
year that a concealed handgun law is in effect, the murder rate declines by 3
percent, rape by 2 percent and robberies by over 2 percent.’" (12/23/10)
“Over the next month or two I’ll be writing a
series of articles on “How to Survive The End of the World”. In it I’ll talk
about the skills you and your family will need to live in a world without
electricity and without the rule of law. I’ll talk about mental toughness,
physical toughness, and a return to traditional values and hard work. I’ll even
talk about God.” (11/29/10)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=40075
“Teach your kids they are a part of something
greater than themselves. Teach them when they’re young that the family needs
them. It will strengthen the unit and give them self esteem in the process.
This aspect of preparedness is the most important, but also the most difficult
to attain, because it depends on the cooperation of others. Anyone can buy a
case of beans and bullets, but that doesn’t make them a survivalist any more
than owning a rifle makes them a marksman. Listen to this next statement and
take it to heart: ‘After societal collapse, you must place your life in the
hands of your children.’ Think about it. You can’t survive alone. The most obvious
people to hinder or help will be your own family.” (12/3/10)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=40253
“Imagine for a moment that you are a property
owner whose neighborhood has been repeatedly victimized by acts of trespassing,
theft, murder, and other forms of criminal violence ... For months, heck, for
years, you and your neighbors have repeatedly contacted local law enforcement
authorities to report the crimes against your property, and for years you have
been told that help is on the way. But help never comes … Overcome by
frustration and growing fear and convinced of no other options, neighborhood
residents decide to take matters into their own hands in order to protect themselves
… the police announce they are bringing suit against the residents for
illegally usurping the role of law enforcement. ‘If your lives and property are
being threatened,’ so the argument goes, ‘the only entity legally authorized to
protect you is us, the police. Whether or not we choose to actually protect you
is irrelevant; you have no right to take action on your own behalf.’ Such a
scenario is ludicrous, yet this is exactly what's happening in
http://townhall.com/columnists/KenConnor/2010/07/25/a_misguided_decision/page/full
“The U.N. program of action concerning SALW
includes restrictions on the manufacturing, storing, transferring and
possession of firearms and ammunition … John Bolton, US Representative to the
UN under the George W. Bush administration, says, ‘The [Obama]
administration is trying to act as though this is really just a treaty about
international arms trade between nation states, but there’s no doubt--as was
the case back over a decade ago--that the real agenda here is domestic firearms
control’ … You can’t argue that stricter gun control and fewer guns owned by
citizens would diminish gun violence when looking at the facts. If a country
were to confiscate its citizen’s guns by national law, it would leave guns in
the hands of only the government and criminals. I’m not sure which group is
more terrifying. When criminals are the only people who possess handguns,
law-abiding citizens are powerless to defend themselves. This makes non-criminals
easy targets and gun crimes rise respectively. This was proven to all countries
when
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=38103
“The new edition, which includes data and
analysis from 39 states and now covers 29 years (1977-2005), will make it much
more difficult for Lott’s critics and anti-gun groups to continue their
attempts to disarm law-abiding Americans … Lott presents the most thorough and
credible analysis of the effects of concealed handguns and crime rates. Any
serious discussion by the media, legislative bodies and the courts must include
a thorough reading of the 2010 edition of More Guns, Less Crime. The opinion of
anyone who has not read the book but who professes an understanding of the
effects of concealed handguns on crime rates should not be taken seriously.” (5/30/10)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=37245
“As shown in the forthcoming third edition of
my book, ‘More Guns, Less Crime,’ before the ban, Chicago's murder rate was
falling relative to the nine other largest cities, the 50 largest cities, the
five counties that border Cook county, as well as the U.S. as a whole. After
the ban,
http://newsmax.com/JohnLott/Lott-guns-Chicago-crime/2010/05/06/id/358060
"Even a simple guy like me can figure out these words from
the U.S. Constitution: 'The right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall
not be infringed.' That's contained in the Second Amendment. So why did four
Supreme Court justices this week vote to infringe on the right to bear arms?
... A smart fifth-grader understands all that, but apparently four Supreme
Court justices do not ... My opinion on gun control changed drastically when I
saw the chaos in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Armed bands of
looters in boats cruised the city taking pretty much anything they wanted
because the local police presence had collapsed. If you had remained in town in
order to protect your property, you would have been at the mercy of these
looters unless you had the firepower to ward them off. That is why all
Americans have the right to bear arms ... The Supreme Court is just one justice
away from giving Ginsburg and her leftist crew the power to completely usurp
the Constitution. Be very afraid." (7/3/10)
http://townhall.com/columnists/BillOReilly/2010/07/03/shooting_down_the_constitution
“Criminals have the initiative. They choose
the time, place and manner of their crimes, and they tend to make choices that
maximize their own, not their victims', success. So criminals don't attack
people they know are armed, and anyone thinking of committing mass murder is
likely to be attracted to a gun-free zone, such as schools and malls.
Government may promise to protect us from criminals, but it cannot deliver on
that promise. This was neatly summed up in book title a few years ago: ‘Dial
911 and Die.’ If you are the target of a crime, only one other person besides
the criminal is sure to be on the scene: you. There is no good substitute for
self-responsibility. How, then, does it make sense to create mandatory gun-free
zones, which in reality are free-crime zones? … The usual suspects keep calling
for more gun control laws. But this idea
that gun control is crime control is just a myth. The National Academy of
Sciences reviewed dozens of studies and could not find a single gun regulation
that clearly led to reduced violent crime or murder. When
http://townhall.com/columnists/JohnStossel/2010/06/23/guns_save_lives
“Should honest, law-abiding citizens (not
subjects) need the government’s permission to carry concealed, to carry openly,
or to even transport or possess the tool to defend ourselves and our families.
I think not ... We must learn from our history or we are doomed to repeat it.
The Civil war had to be fought because basic human rights were being violated
on a massive scale with no end in sight. The wrong had to be made right. It
resulted in hundreds of thousands of dead men, women, and children. Do we
really want it to come to that … failure to defend the Second Amendment leaves them
complicit in the loss of our freedom.” (3/9/10)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=35908
“Sixteen
peer-reviewed studies show that allowing citizens to lawfully carry [firearms]
reduces violent crime rates … Nonetheless, the Brady bunch continues to fight
for laws that will cause themselves and others to remain helpless in the face
of criminal assault.” (2/23/10)
http://townhall.com/columnists/MikeAdams/2010/02/23/ideology_to_die_for?page=1
NRA
add: "You cannot invade mainland
http://www.nrahq.org/UMGraphics/online_store/NRAemail/02-15House.HTML
“Careful, Mr. Rall.
You’re talking about testing the ultimate last-resort purpose behind the Second
Amendment. Some of us armed Americans take our Bill of Rights seriously and
will not go gentle into that good night … You and your fellow travelers are
playing a most dangerous game.” (January 2010)
http://fmgpublications.ipaperus.com/FMGPublications/GUNS/GUNS0110/?page=62
“
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=35195
Disarming
the Public (7/22/09)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=32763
"The
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLJgPuNAh60
http://www.opednews.com/articles/genera_melinda__061207_sheriff_richard_mack.htm
“American
gun owners face a double-whammy: A political establishment that seeks to
undermine both 2nd Amendment rights and United States national sovereignty … In
fact, as John R. Lott documented in his book, More Guns Less Crime, laws
that facilitate citizen access to firearms correlate with rates of reduction in
crimes of violence.” (5/26/09)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=31986
“But
not Judge Sonia Sotomayor. She is one of only three
federal appellate judges in
Second
Amendment Foundation Online
Gun
Control Theory (5/10/09)
“Just
to repeat: recovered doesn't mean the percentage of all firearms confiscated at
Mexican crime scenes. It doesn't mean the subset of these firearms traceable to
any source.” (4/19/09)
“Only
anti-gun extremists and terrorist recruits are worried about armed pilots” (3/18/09)
http://www.newsmax.com/insidecover/obama_airline_pilots/2009/03/18/193314.html
“The
letters came after Holder, during a news conference to announce the arrest of
Mexican drug dealers, said the drug cartels were obtaining high-powered weapons
like the AK-47 from
http://www.newsmax.com/politics/assault_weapon_ban/2009/03/18/193440.html
Newscast: Defenseless
British Plead for Guns, Freedom, and Justice (Posted 1/22/09)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yTq2NEUlhDE
(video)
A Little Gun History
Lesson (Posted 1/23/09)
http://www.saywhatistruth.com/gunhistory.htm
Global Opposition to
Self Defense by Soros (Posted 9/26/08)
http://www.nraila.org/Issues/Articles/Read.aspx?id=321&issue=047
(article)
William Shatner from
http://www.cylive.com/content/18314/William_Shatner_from_Boston_Legal_Gives_a_Good_Argument_Against_Gun_Control
(funny video)
Different Prospective
– Not Funny
Gun Control
(video)
“The
debate about protecting people from themselves is a familiar one.” (7/14/08)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,382306,00.html
(article)
“Individual self defense
is not only a God given right, but a moral imperative in the hearts and souls
of good people everywhere.” (6/26/08)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27217 (article)
“…appalled
by the fact that only 5 out of 9 justices now believe that the Constitution is
constitutional.” (7/1/08)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=27242
(article)
The Right To Own Guns
For Self Defense Affirmed (6-26-08)
http://www.newsmax.com/reagan/second_amendment/2008/06/26/107726.html
(article)
Gun Laws Kill
"Laws that forbid the carrying
of arms ... disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit
crimes.” (Quoted by Thomas
Jefferson)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20318
(article)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20349
(article)
“Gun laws are laws against self-defense.” (Posted
3-1-08)
http://www.townhall.com/columnists/JohnStossel/2008/02/27/guns_save_lives
(article)
Obama’s “Gun Safety” Translates to Ban on Armed
Self-Defense (Posted
5-20-08)
http://www.nrapublications.org/SG/index.asp
(article)
Firearms Confiscation
– Katrina (Posted 5-30-08)
http://www.nraila.org/Multimedia/MMPlayer_Set.aspx?ID=105 (video)
Gun Free Zones
Attract Death
(Posted 4-24-08)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0
Day in Court: The Right
to Protect Yourself (Posted 2-20-08)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,330737,00.html
(article)
“All these attacks — indeed,
all attacks involving more than a small number of people being killed —
happened in gun-free zones.” (Posted 12-9-07)
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,315563,00.html
(article)
When Mass Killers
Meet Armed Resistance
http://freestudents.blogspot.com/2007/04/when-mass-killers-meet-armed-resistance.html
(article)
What is the only policy
that has ever been shown to deter mass murder?
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=20329
(article)
What If They Attack
Your Church? (Posted 12-13-07)
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=23933
(article)
Stopping Power
http://www.pulpless.com/gunclock/stop0584.pdf
(book)
Preparing for
Domestic Disturbances (12-23-08)
http://www.newsmax.com/headlines/military_domestic_use/2008/12/23/164765.html?s=al&promo_code=763E-1
Rifles for Target,
Hunting, and Self Defense
Anyone who owns, uses, stores, or is
in the vicinity of, firearms should cautiously follow all laws and safety rules.
Firearm safety certification classes are highly recommended. Anyone without
training, experience, and maturity should be carefully supervised.
Those on a limited budget might want
to consider .22 rifles for target, hunting (small game), or self defense
purposes. In spite of what the movies show, the average person cannot shoot a
pistol accurately enough to hit a target at 50 feet without extensive practice.
The Mossberg Plinkster (about $100), the Marlin model
60 (about $150), and the Ruger 10/22 (about $200),
semi-auto rifles are generally reliable and accurate. As the price goes up, so
does the quality. Twenty two (.22) caliber ammunition is less powerful but
costs a fractional amount (about $20 for 500 rounds) of the price of higher
power alternatives (between $25 and $120 for 100 rounds). The Marlin is tube
fed with a capacity of 14 shots. The Mossburg and the
Ruger have removable magazines with a capacity of 10.
Higher capacity magazines for the Ruger can currently
be purchased in most states.
A scope is not necessary but can
enhance accuracy. The small (three quarter inch tube diameter) Tasco 4X15 or Simmons 4X20 rimfire
scopes (less than $10 including mounts) work OK. If a higher quality (one inch
diameter) rifle scope is desired, the Simmons Blazer or Simmons 8-Point 4X32
(about $25) work well. The Tasco 3-9X40 (about $30)
works well if you want higher magnification and don’t mind the larger size.
Most one inch diameter scopes require separate ringmounts.
Leupold .22 Rimfire Ringmonts ($12) work well with the Mossberg and Marlin
receiver groves. The Leupold #56533 is a low profile
mount and #57323 is a high see-though
mount. For the Ruger, the Weaver #49711 high
see-through ringmounts ($11) screw solidly into the
receiver. These items are generally available at Walmart
or cheaperthandirt.com.
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Historical Section
Obama Opposition to Second Amendment Rights (Posted
9/25/08)
http://election.newsmax.com/nra_Hunter.html?s=al&promo_code=6B54-1
(video)
http://election.newsmax.com/nra_wayoflife.html?s=al&promo_code=6B54-1
(video)
http://election.newsmax.com/nra_veteran.html?s=al&promo_code=6B54-1
(video)
“Over
the years, Barack Obama has
either voiced support for, or voted to enact, laws to ... ban firearms in the home, even for self-protection.” (Posted 5-20-08)
http://www.nrapublications.org/PC/index.asp
(article)
“For
those undecided gun lovers who can read and still reason, here’s the reality of
the Obama/Biden ticket when it comes to hunting and
your right to lock and load.” (11/1/08)
http://townhall.com/columnists/DougGiles/2008/11/01/young_undecideds_who_love_guns_vote_your_glock
(article)
